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Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters following weekly party lunches.

Witnesses testified on H.R. 5663, the Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, which would authorize the government to temporarily close coal mines under certain conditions and would provide pro…

The House approved a $30 billion small business lending fund to be overseen by the Treasury Department.

The House returned from its summer recess to take up a measure to provide assistance to states for Medicaid and education funds. During the session Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) took the floor …

Representative Tom Price talked about the House’s one-day return from August recess to vote on a $26.1 billion aid to the states bill, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic comm…

The House approved a fiscal year 2011 spending bill for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. Another bill, which guarantees health care for first responders t…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke presented to the committee the Federal Reserve Board’s semiannual report on monetary policy. He said that the nation’s economy needed continued stimulus sp…

The House considered a number of bills, including ones on surface transportation and aid for Haiti.

The House voted 237-192 for the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law, which makes changes to financial market regulations. The legislation creates a panel of regulators chaired by the treasu…

The House continued work on a bill establishing a $30 billion fund to be used for loans for small businesses.

The House voted 406-4 to let the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) raise its home mortgage insurance premiums. Members also voted to let President Obama withdraw $100 million from the Oil…

The Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled “Use of Credit Information Beyond Lending: Issues and Reform Propo…

The House considered bills that included a Haiti earthquake recovery and a tele-working program allowing federal employees to work from home at least 20 percent of the time.

Participants spoke to reporters about an annual report on government spending programs contained in the Congressional “Pig Book.” The 2010 Pig Book features a complete database of “pork” pro…

The House considered 12 bills under suspension of the rules.